Swedish midfielder Blomqvist tapped in after a goal mouth scramble in the first half.

Before Poborsky slid in a Ji Sung Park cross, and Trinidad and Tobago front man Yorke cracked in a spectacular effort from out side the box.

Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho was named man of the match after running the attack and showing off his trademark flicks and tricks.

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He had something to smile about when Fredric Dehu slotted in a last minute consolation.

The second leg will be at Old Trafford on Saturday 2nd September, with kick-off set for 3pm - coinciding with the first international break of the new season.

Here are 5 things we learned....

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1. Ronaldinho is still quite good

The Brazilian is 37 now and he’s not got the little burst of pace he had in his heyday.

He’s put on a little bit of weight, and the muscular frame has gone to seed somewhat.

But for touch, technique, and sheer showmanship, he’s still in a league of his own.

He lit up this game with a coupled of little flicks and touches, and in particular one magnificent five-second snippet of wondrous devilment where he ended up rolling the ball through a defender’s legs with his heel.

The smile remains. So does the joy.

2. Raimond van der Gouw is a lucky man

Referees tend to take a laissez faire attitude to decision making in testimonial games.

But when a goalkeeper catches the ball outside his box surely a red card has to be shown, for stupidity if nothing else.

Raimond van der Gouw did just that inside the opening five minutes - as he seemingly forgot the rules of football in the decade since his retirement.

The former West Ham man made up for it by making an outrageous save from Ronaldinho's free kick.

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3. Giuly: The 12 minute man

Ludovic Giuly perhaps plays an underrated part in Barcelona’s recent history.

The Frenchman, a fine player with both the Blaugrana and Monaco, was crucial in their 2006 Champions League success, but unfortunately saw Lionel Messi take his place at Camp Nou.

Anyway, these sort of occasions always throw up strange foibles. And Giuly, having gone close early on, went off after just 12 minutes.

He may now be 40, but the Corsican only stopped playing amateur football in 2016. He could have lasted longer, no?

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4. Blomqvist from dance floor to pitch

Last month, Blomqvist was winning Sweden's version of Strictly Come Dancing.